Life is a diamond in the rough, an unpolished gem. To grind at it carelessly only leads to mistakes. Pieces will crumble away as the gem becomes smaller and smaller. The value is great, as is its beauty, but not if we forever chisel away bits and pieces. The perfection of a diamond is more than everlasting; it is priceless. Life is priceless ( Read more... )

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It may sound odd but i feel like i want to hibernate. clear my mind of the daily monotony that this world can be. i need to get back to BC for some much needed change of atmosphere. we've started the packing for the move up on Saturday but theres family coming over on sunday. apparently 20+ people coming over for an end of the summer 'welcome back ( Read more... )

There comes a time when shit goes down and things are getting out of hand. That time happened a few days ago and frankly i'm tired of the same old petty shit that can cause a rather heated dispute. I understand that some people simply can't get along but when it happens under my watch... GRR. Two employees (naturally lazy, what employee isnt) argue ( Read more... )

Yay I'm finally home but seriously... i want to go back!!! What's this with jumping between countries... seriously? So Beijing turned out to be a pretty awesome trip! We went to pretty much all of the historical sites, ate pretty decent food (except at the school), and bought cheap wares (more on that later). From the rediculously good workout at ( Read more... )

Boston's Hong Kong Dragon Boat Competition and Festival unexpectedly becomes the single coolest event this break. The dragon boats themselves weren't all that exciting but the show put on by various troupes was pretty neat. The best part about it though was that i got to see the one and only. Only days before i had mentioned it and it was a pretty ( Read more... )

To think that a month hasnt passed yet is somewhat depressing. News update: recently attended the senior prom at which the food was not so great. The DJ was great and played a respectable selection of music. Went to NYC twice already. Theres this really good place we usually eat at. I got rice dishes, Fuchow Pork and Lee Chi Pork. Will soon be ( Read more... )

Forgot to mention it but last Sunday we had a nice dinner at Foxwoods Casino. We stayed past their closing time but it was fine for them.. only the cooks needed to check out by midnight so the food was semirushed so not as good as other years. Whatever the case we docked a 700 dollar bill, my uncle tipped 80, and my dad for some reason tipped 120 ( Read more... )

And so here goes the answer to the ultimate question... of life, the universe, and everything... 42. But really... the question right now is of the traditonal ways that some 1st generation immigrants (namely my parents of Fujianese descent)continue to live by despite their being immersed to a good extent in the USA ( Read more... )